Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne announced via Twitter on Thursday that the Wildcats football team is scheduled to play a home-and-home series against Mississippi State in 2022 and 2023.

The Wildcats will host the Bulldogs in 2022 before traveling to Starkville the next year.

The games between the two major conference opponents are a long way off, but they mark a typically interesting battle between Pac-12 and SEC programs. The last time Arizona played an SEC school, LSU handed it a 45-3 lashing in 2006.

"We're excited to announce this competitive series for our future football schedules," Byrne said in a press release. "The opportunity to play an SEC opponent will be a great addition to our schedule for our program and our fans."

The Wildcats have finished 8-5 each of the past two seasons while The Bulldogs finished 7-6 in 2003.

REVENUE RANKINGS

Two Pac-12 athletic departments — Oregon and California — ranked in the top 20 of public schools across the country in total revenue over the past year, according to data compiled by USA Today.

Oregon's athletic department ranked ninth, bringing in $115,241,070 over the year, and California was 20th on the list. The Golden Bears made $94,487,380 over the past year.

Washington, Arizona State, Arizona and Oregon State are the other four Pac-12 athletic departments that ranked in the top 50. The Pac-12's seven programs in the top 50 are tied with the ACC for the third most of any league.

The SEC and the Big Ten are the two conferences with the greatest representation in the Top 50 of the list.

MORE LINKS:

- An Arizona defensive tackle has left the team because of lingering medical issues. The Arizona Daily Star has the story.

- Bruins Nation, an SB nation blog, thinks UCLA may be switching to classic-style jerseys for the upcoming season.